Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-17

nGvIKw or rnH CHICAGO NAREET

CHICAGO. September ia tremendous slide
in sloTt.rib prices WAS the chief sensation on
change to-day. RIBS have been Armour's
piaything this season. The idea got sbrOai
hat they were surely going 10 TO-. Perhaps
they are. hut tailers who have been catching
on got tad shaking ont this morning when
October rbs, witch have been selling At fnO,
took n drop 20 fs 10 before noon. Next 10 ribs
wheat was tho centre u interest the iirSt two
hours, and there vas really a good speculative
feeling In tbs pit October opened ~ 1Sac.,
cold IA tshc, while December touched ~.
shortly before noon there was rolfuoa Nhich
took prices slightly under yesterdays closing.
Corn opened weak and futures dropped
suddenly about Ac. Thus before noon
the provision crowd, wheat crowd, sni
corn crowd, zach M 10 turn, showed
cou aide rattle activity and ADDED 90 tho excite
meut Of the session, which was quite In con-
fast with the Indifferent quiet of the pat few
days and weoba octoCer wheat sold az Is &C. %
CIon, touched ga e., reacted aud advanced 10
6ei C. About noon october again sold back to
Gsg.c and steadied 10 90. Corn opened quiet
enough. but before noon it was making things
lively for the anxious crowd OF traders. aud the
decline OF the market was second only "a thb
In short-ribs. Liverpool advances were very
Encouraging 20 holders. october opened at
4ec. and sold up 10 ~. Under liberal Offer
ingsof long corn there was general Wesaon-
ing; October dropped sharply from Gsc 20
II &C. After steadying for II ne II went sc.
ana reacted slightly ~ ilAc., followed by an
oiher let down 10 tlAc, aud AZ J.. Al. rested az
ilA.c.-a.c. under the best prices sf the morning..
Tho nnal price In the afternoon WAS tlSc.
Nay opened at i5sc.: sold ~ i5c., then wont up
90 45ac., aud dochnsd with October 10 ithc.
Z be secret of tho sharp decline la corn appears
to be the selling by tho longs who bad taken
October In Anticipation Of slight squeeze.
Oats ranged ha'c. lower for everything but
september Whirh did not change materially.
Provisions were decidedly active. especially
short ribs The market for that product
was unsettled aud Genoralized during tho
greater portion of the day and fluctuations wild
aud frequent. offerings lisoral, and early sales
were made AZ 1hai0c decline, which was fol-
lowed by a further reduction OF b.. al this
point the market rallied lOc but soon r0cedtd
l5l2Oc Toward tho close the market was,stcad-
Ter and prices advanced l0al2hc and closed
tame, trading chiefly In October delivery.
LOUISVILLE.
LOuHyuIE, September lS.-Graiu In good
demand. Wheat, s2Nc. for red. COrn--No.
mixed, axe. OAts--No. mixed. HSc. Pro-
visions firm. Bac0n-Clear rio sides, t9l5;
clear sides. 1880; shoulders, s6.igN, bulk
meats-Clear-rib sidoe, 80: clear sidos, $50:
shoulders, al. Mess-pork nominal Lard
Choice leaf, SoaiS50.
CINCINNATI
CNcISNArI. September I6-Flour dun.
Wheat stroi <; No. red, 7ir. Corn WEAKER
No ? miyed. s5sl5sc. Data steady; No Z
mixed sst. Pork dun az $3.50. Lard sasisr
q 1853. Bulk-meats nominal; shortribs, ~.
Bacon dun aud lower; shOrt-ttbs, $50; short
clear, flo.3sh. Whiskey sieady at SlOj. Hogs
quiet aud easy ut ,o,rg
ST.. LOUIS, September iA.-Wheat closed "a
l,c lower: No. , rod, cash, GsA a59c October,
- saCgc. November, zoe. bid. Corn easy and
| t,c. lower: cash. 9i.ai0r.. september, 30.
| October, 3sss $3.50. Oas dull cash, iAae5c.
October, 2iac.; November, &c. Mhskey
| steady 1919. Provision. steady.
WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON. n. G.. September iG--Tdfper-
M quiet At g9Ac. kOsin firm strained, Toe.
| good strained. Zoe. Tar lrm at tl30. Crude
| tuIpontine nrm; hard, 500; yellow.iip aud
/ virgin. N.6C.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LTsxKrOOL. September l6-i2.3o r. M-Cot.
| tOs-Business fair at unchanged prices; sales
| lO,W3 bales; speculation and export, 100
| bales; receipts 1900 balos, all American Fu-
| turos stoa1y; September, g3-6id Soptem-
Der and October, 5 1854; October and No
ysmbor, 3 9-Gid. November and December,
| 57-G4d. Deem Der aad January, 7-64d. Jan
uary. 3 764d. January ana February. 57-5ii.
| February and horrh, 31Gid. March aud April,
| 3 Q cad. April and May. $ ls6td.
| 2P. M.-Sales Of American 100 bales; Sep
| TENDER, 23.Gii. september and October,
SIG-Cid.. seller; October and November 96ti.,
seller; November aud December, S-6si.,
seller: December ana January, 5 7-Sid., buyer;
January and February. la, buyers; Feb
ruary and March. SG4i, buyer; March
AMI April, ) i0Gld.. buyer; April aud May,
, 1854, value. Futures steady.
+. M.-Sepiember, 26ld., seller; sep
tcmber and October . l3Jld.. buyer: Octo-
Ter and November, 9-8ii, buyer; NOyem-
bor and December, December and January,
January and February, STD, seller; Fob
April. i0-6id. buyer; April and Nay, 5is-Git,
buyers, Futures closed steady,